(toskanews) — Gabriella Paruzziborn in 1969, is considered one of the greatest Italian cross-country skiers of all time. The winner at the Olympics Salt Lake City 2002 From Val di Fiemme he talks about his goals made history and continue to inspire younger generations of athletes.
«Well we were lucky enough to experience a I would say epic moment both male and female. I was lucky enough to be on a team with two cross-country skiing icons like Manuela Di Centa And Stefania Belmondoit was nice to be able to share the relay with them especially, knowing that I was one of the almost certain pawns in every edition. My preparation was always aimed at this objective. After that, fortunately, I had the pleasure, fortune and honor of also getting on the podium alone in Salt Lake City with theOlympic Goldso however I came from a story and from one life lived togetherof the male and female athletes who taught me so much.”
It is considered the “third musketeer” of Italian women’s cross-country skiing, with five medals won. «Yes it’s nice also because I’m lucky enough to have won in every editionso I have all the medals different from each other. You know that at each edition there is a different medal for the Olympics, while for the World Championships there is a snowflake, in the case of the Olympics they are always new and this is nice because I made myself a picture with the Olympic rings with five different medals».
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